Privacy Policy
We have created this
privacy statement in order to demonstrate our firm and continuing commitment to
the privacy of personal information provided by those visiting and interacting
with this web site. We hold the privacy of your personal information in the
highest regard. The following discloses our information gathering and
dissemination practices for this website.
We allow third-party companies to serve ads and/or collect certain anonymous information when you visit our web site. These companies may use non-personally identifiable information (e.g., click stream information, browser type, time and date, subject of advertisements clicked or scrolled over) during your visits to this and other Web sites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services likely to be of greater interest to you. These companies typically use a cookie or third party web beacon to collect this information. To learn more about this behavioral advertising practice or to opt-out of this type of advertising, you can visit networkadvertising.org.
We recognize the importance of protecting your privacy
and our policy is designed to
assist you in understanding how we collect, use and safeguard the personal
information you provide to us and to assist you in making informed decisions
when using our site. This policy will be continuously assessed against new
technologies, business practices and our customers' needs.
We use third-party
advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our website. These companies
may use information (not including your name, address, email address, or
telephone number) about your visits to this and other websites in order to
provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. If you would
like more information about this practice and to know your choices about not
having this information used by these companies,
click here.
What Information Do We Collect?
When you visit this web site you may provide us with two types of
information: personal information you knowingly choose to disclose that is
collected on an individual basis and Web site use information collected on an
aggregate basis as you and others browse our Web site.
1. Personal Information You Choose to Provide
Registration Information
When you register for any of our
products, services or newsletters you will provide us information about yourself.
Credit Card Information
If you choose to avail of our services, you may need to give personal
information and authorization to obtain information from various credit
services. For example, you may need to provide the following information:
-Name
-Mailing address
-Email address
-Credit card number
-Name on credit card
-Credit card billing address
-Business and home phone number
Email Information
If you choose to correspond with us through email, we may retain the content of
your email messages together with your email address and our responses. We
provide the same protections for these electronic communications that we employ
in the maintenance of information received by mail and telephone.
2. Web Site Use Information
Similar to other commercial Web sites, our Web site utilizes a standard
technology called "cookies" (see explanation below, "What Are Cookies?") and web
server log files to collect information about how our Web site is used.
Information gathered through cookies and Web server logs may include the date
and time of visits, the pages viewed, time spent at our Web site, and the Web
sites visited just before and just after our Web site.
How Do We Use the Information That You Provide to Us?
Broadly speaking, we use personal information for purposes of
administering our business activities, providing the products and services you
requested, to process your payment,
, to monitor the use of the service, our
marketing and promotional efforts and improve our content and service offerings,
and customize our site's content, layout, services and for other lawful purposes.
These uses improve our site and better tailor it to meet your needs.
Furthermore, such information may be shared with others on an
aggregate basis. Personally identifiable information or business information
will not be shared with parties except as required by law.
Occasionally, we may also use the information we collect to
notify you about important changes to our Website, new services, and special
offers we think you will find valuable. You may notify us at any time if you do
not wish to receive these offers by emailing us at the link provided on the
newsletter.
What Are Cookies?
A cookie is a very small text document, which often includes an anonymous unique
identifier. When you visit a Web site, that site's computer asks your computer
for permission to store this file in a part of your hard drive specifically
designated for cookies. Each Web site can send its own cookie to your browser if
your browser's preferences allow it, but (to protect your privacy) your browser
only permits a Web site to access the cookies it has already sent to you, not
the cookies sent to you by other sites. Browsers are usually set to accept
cookies. However, if you would prefer not to receive cookies, you may alter the
configuration of your browser to refuse cookies. If you choose to have your
browser refuse cookies, it is possible that some areas of our site will not
function as effectively when viewed by the users.A
cookie cannot retrieve any other data from your hard drive or pass on computer
viruses.
How Do We Use Information We Collect from Cookies?
As you visit and browse our Web site, the site uses cookies to differentiate you
from other users. In some cases, we also use cookies to prevent you from having
to log in more than is necessary for security. Cookies, in conjunction with our
Web server's log files, allow us to calculate the aggregate number of people
visiting our Web site and which parts of the site are most popular. This helps
us gather feedback to constantly improve our Web site and better serve our
clients. Cookies do not allow us to gather any personal information about you
and we do not intentionally store any personal information that your browser
provided to us in your cookies.
IP Addresses
IP addresses are used by your computer every time you are connected to the
Internet. Your IP address is a number that is used by computers on the network
to identify your computer. IP addresses are automatically collected by our web
server as part of demographic and profile data known as traffic data so that
data (such as the Web pages you request) can be sent to you.
Sharing and Selling Information
We do not share, sell, lend or lease any of the information that uniquely
identify a subscriber (such as email addresses or personal details) with anyone
except to the extent it is necessary to process transactions or provide services
that you have requested.
How Can You Access and Correct Your Information?
You may request access to all your personally identifiable information that we
collect online and maintain in our database by emailing us at the usual address.
What About Legally Compelled Disclosure of Information?
We may disclose information when legally compelled to
do so, in other words, when we, in good faith, believe that the law requires it
or for the protection of our legal rights.
We may also disclose account information when we have reason to believe that
disclosing this information is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal
action against someone who may be violating our Terms of Service or to protect
the safety of our users and the Public.
What About Other Web Sites Linked to Our Web Site?
We are not responsible for the practices employed by Web sites linked to or from
our Web site or the information or content contained therein. Often links to
other Web sites are provided solely as pointers to information on topics that
may be useful to the users of our Web site.
Please remember that when you use a link to go from our
Website to another web site, our Privacy Policy is no longer in effect. Your
browsing and interaction on any other web site, including web sites, which have
a link on our Website, is subject to that Web site's own rules and policies.
Please read over those rules and policies before proceeding.
Your Consent
By using our Web site you consent to our collection and use of your personal
information as described in this Privacy Policy. We reserve the right to amend
this privacy policy at any time with or without notice.
Our Commitment To Data
Security:
Please note that your information will be stored and processed
on our computers in the United States. The laws on holding personal data in the
United States may be less stringent than the laws of your Country of residence
or citizenship. To prevent
unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of
information, we have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and
managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
Choice/Opt-In/Opt-Out
This site allows visitors to unsubscribe so that they
will not receive future messages. After unsubscribing we will discontinue
sending the particular messages as soon as technically feasible.
Surveys & Contests
From time-to-time our site requests information from users via
surveys or contests. Participation in these surveys or contests is completely
voluntary and the user therefore has a choice whether or not to disclose this
information. Information requested may include contact information (such as name
and shipping address), and demographic information (such as zip code, age level).
Contact information will be used to notify the winners and award prizes. Survey
information will be used for purposes of monitoring or improving the use and
satisfaction of this site.
A Special Note About Children
Children are not eligible to use our services
unsupervised and we ask that children
(under the age of 14) do not submit any personal information to us. If you are a
minor, you can use this service only in conjunction with permission and guidance
from your parents or guardians.
Acquisition or Changes in Ownership
In the event that the web site (or a substantial portion of
its assets) is acquired, your information would be considered part of those
assets, and may be part of those assets that are transferred.
Policy Modifications
We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time.
If/when changes are made to this privacy policy, we will email users who have
given us permission to do so. We will post any changes here, so be sure to check
back periodically. However, please be assured that if the Privacy Policy changes
in the future, we will not use the personal information you have submitted to us
under this Privacy Policy in a manner that is materially inconsistent with this
Privacy Policy, without your prior consent.